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Do nonprofits’ names imply political activity?
Trevor Potter — a Republican lawyer and president of the Campaign Legal Center, which advocates for stronger campaign finance regulations — says that the Internal Revenue Service is right to…
Funds from Adelson-backed super PAC boost GA nonprofit
One of the largest super PACs active in Virginia’s high-profile U.S. Senate race last year has ceased operations and transferred its leftover funds to a Georgia-based nonprofit — though what…
Slideshow: GOP fundraising blitz after IRS scandal
Solicitations from GOP politicians and party committees in attempts to capitalize on conservatives’ outrage over IRS officials singling out tea party and other right-leaning nonprofit groups for enhanced scrutiny. Meanwhile the Democrats…
IRS employees back Obama, Democrats
President Barack Obama collected more than $110,000 from employees of the Internal Revenue Service during his 2008 and 2012 campaigns — significantly more money than any other contemporary political candidate, according…
IRS nonprofit division overloaded, understaffed
Amid withering accusations the Internal Revenue Service targeted tea party and other conservative groups with enhanced scrutiny, the agency faces another problem: it’s drowning in paperwork. The IRS’ Exempt Organizations…
Agency Receives Golden Fleece for Shady Forest Deal in West Virginia
Washington, DC – Citing the illegal use of taxpayer dollars at the Northeastern Research Station’s Fernow Experimental Forest, a national taxpayer organization today awarded the United States Forest Service the…
About the “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” Award
Since 1999, Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) has honored lawmakers and citizen activists whose leadership and dedication have made a difference to taxpayers across America with the “Mr. Smith Goes…
Past Recipients of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Award
2010: Senator Clare McCaskill (D-MO) and Rep. Jeff Flake (R-CA)2005: Senator John Sununu (R-NH)2004: Representatives Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Robert Andrews(D-NJ)2003: Senator Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL)2001: Senator John McCain(R-AZ) and Senator Carl…
TCS president Ryan Alexander on the 2012 election results
Taxpayers for Common Sense is an independent voice for taxpayers working to increase transparency and expose and eliminate wasteful and corrupt subsidies, earmarks, and corporate welfare. Learn More Support Us…
Sheldon Adelson’s anti-cancer campaign
As casino mogul Sheldon Adelson buoyed Republican politicians with unprecedented riches, he quietly funded warfare on a decidedly apolitical enemy: cancer. Adelson and his wife personally fueled their little-known private foundation — The Dr.…
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